The Doctrine and Covenants teaches that “there are many gifts, and to every man is given a gift by the Spirit of God” (D&C 46:11). The list that follows is usually helpful in identifying which spiritual gifts one might have access to—for example, the gift of wisdom, the gift of tongues, the gift of prophecy, or the gift of working miracles. My spiritual gift, however, is not included in that list. It’s a complicated gift, accompanied by both blessings and burdens, and it runs in my family. My grandma referred to it as her “Scotch-Irish temperament.” My mom calls it “truth-telling.” I prefer the term “zeal.”
The Gift of Zeal
The Gift of Zeal
The Gift of Zeal
The Doctrine and Covenants teaches that “there are many gifts, and to every man is given a gift by the Spirit of God” (D&C 46:11). The list that follows is usually helpful in identifying which spiritual gifts one might have access to—for example, the gift of wisdom, the gift of tongues, the gift of prophecy, or the gift of working miracles. My spiritual gift, however, is not included in that list. It’s a complicated gift, accompanied by both blessings and burdens, and it runs in my family. My grandma referred to it as her “Scotch-Irish temperament.” My mom calls it “truth-telling.” I prefer the term “zeal.”